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Language: Proto-Chuukic

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Change History:

Showing all of 24 entries

• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2016-07-11 11:40:58)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 02:31:48)
• Changed from "*doa-" (Word 180) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 02:24:14)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:26)
• Source: Bender et al 2003 (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 01:38:13)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:42)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:42)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 209) - (2010-03-05 00:45:34)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 206) - (2010-03-05 00:45:27)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:19)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:45:13)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:45:13)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:45:13)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 203) - (2010-03-05 00:44:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 203) - (2010-03-05 00:44:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 203) - (2010-03-05 00:44:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Updating Reference - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 11:08:05)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2007-12-18 23:04:30)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
175	above
191	all
192	and	*me	and (with)	2
146	ash	*falaŋa	ashes	8
146	ash	*peyata		7
146	ash	*ma-woco	coal/ashes	9
146	ash	*ma-wocooco	coal/ashes	9
173	at	*i-		1
13	back	*takúrú		12
165	bad, evil
14	belly	*wupʷa		11
176	below
153	big	*lapa		10
153	big	*lalapa		10
153	big	*lapalapa		10
97	bird	*likaapi	a bird	9
147	black	*calo	(<*calocalo)	8
147	black	caccalo	(<*calocalo)	8
23	blood	*ccaa		1
15	bone	*cúyi		2
113	branch	*raae		1
113	branch	rae-		1
18	breast	*dúdú		1
56	child	*naaú		5
56	child	*naú-na		5
56	child	*naúnaú		5
56	child	*tari		7
131	cloud
139	cold	*ffééú		11
166	correct, true	*pʷúŋú		12
168	day	*raani		6
10	dirty
96	dog
140	dry	*mmada		11
140	dry	*maro		13
140	dry	*maro-nako		13
82	dull, blunt	*kapʷu		13
82	dull, blunt	*kkapʷu		13
82	dull, blunt	*kuu		72
11	dust
43	ear	*taliŋa		1
119	earth/soil	*pʷelú		13
119	earth/soil	*pʷpʷelú		13
119	earth/soil	*tano		1
98	egg	*takullu	egg; note that Bender et al. (2003) think these Chuukic forms may be la loan from somewhere.	1, 66
204	Eight	*walú-ike		3
204	Eight	*walu-uwa		3
204	Eight	*walú		3
45	eye	*mata		1
180	far	*doa-	"distant, far off" (Bender et al p85)	1
104	fat/grease
60	father	*tama		1
99	feather	*úna		30
99	feather	*únaúna		30
208	Fifty
143	fire	*yafi		1
111	fish	*mWoTo	?
201	Five	*lima-ike		1
201	Five	*lima-ua		1
201	Five	*lim-manú		1
201	Five	*lima		1
116	flower	*péé	flower	10
132	fog
200	Four	*faŋi		1, 67
117	fruit	*wuwaa		1
164	good
118	grass	*fadili		1
151	green	*karawa	blue	13, 52
151	green	*karawarawa	green (?)	13, 52
26	hair	*úna		10
26	hair	*únaúna		10
26	hair	*úna-fi		10
1	hand	*paú		8
1	hand	*kumʷucú		9
184	he/she	*ia	independent pronoun	1
24	head	*úlú		1
142	heavy	*ccau		9
61	house	*imʷa		1, 48
194	how?
57	husband	*pʷpʷúlú	spouse	16
57	husband	*pʷúlú-wa-	married	16
182	I	*ŋaaŋú		12
193	if	*karee	if	7
193	if	*kareeree	when (future uncertain)	7
174	in, inside	*lalo		1
16	intestines	*daa	intestine	14
126	lake
114	leaf	*caú		1
2	left	*maúŋú	(?)	13
4	leg/foot	*pecee	leg	15
135	lightning
17	liver	*yate		1
155	long	*yalayi		13
155	long	yalalayi		13
155	long	layalayi		13
108	louse	*kútú		1
54	man/male	*mʷaane		1
54	man/male	*wolo-		13
103	meat/flesh	*fidiko		10
129	moon	*ma-rama		7
109	mosquito	*namʷu		1
59	mother	*tina		1
30	mouth	*aawa		36
30	mouth	*awa-		36
63	name	*ida		66
158	narrow
179	near	*repa	near	13
179	near	*ka-repa	close	13
25	neck	*úa		18
68	needle
163	new	*faú	new	1
167	night	*pʷoŋi		1
205	Nine	*diwa		5
195	no, not	*-tai		4
195	no, not	*ta-		4
27	nose	*pʷaútú		1, 12
162	old
197	One	*edda		1
197	One	*te-		14
209	One Hundred	*-pwúkúa		20
210	One Thousand	*-ŋa-ratú		17
210	One Thousand	*-ŋa-rati		17
190	other
160	painful, sick	*madaki	painful/hurt	1
160	painful, sick	*ta-mʷaaú	sickness/be sick	14
53	person/human being	*tau		1
53	person/human being	*ar[ae]-mata		67, 70
133	rain	*uda		1
102	rat	*keci	rat	16
149	red	*para		17
3	right
6	road/path	*yala		1
115	root	wakara		2
65	rope	*tali		1
112	rotten	*maca		50
112	rotten	*pʷaa		17
112	rotten	*mmaca		50
125	salt
121	sand	*pi[ae]		12
121	sand	*ppi[ae]		12
124	sea	*ma-dawa		13
124	sea	*tadi		1
203	Seven	*fiti-ike		1
203	Seven	*fitu-uwa		1
203	Seven	*fitú		1
81	sharp	*kkaŋi		14, 68
154	short	*mʷoco		12
154	short	*mʷocomʷoco		12
19	shoulder	*yafara		1
161	shy, ashamed
202	Six	*wono-		1
202	Six	*woono		1
12	skin	*kili		1
128	sky	*laŋi	sky/heaven	1
128	sky	*faa-i-laŋi	lower region of sky	1
152	small	*ciki		81
152	small	*kidi		80
145	smoke	*adú		2
106	snake
110	spider
130	star	*fútúú	(?)	1
130	star	*icci	a star	12
79	stick/wood	*raae		2
79	stick/wood	*rae-		2
120	stone	*fatú		1
120	stone	*-faú		1
105	tail	*úkú		1
206	Ten	*-ŋawulu		5
178	that	*yeena	this	1
178	that	*mʷuu	that	11
178	that	*mʷuu-n[ae]	that	11
178	that	*kka-mʷuu-n[ae]	those (near person addressed)	11
62	thatch/roof	*yaTo		1
187	they	*re-		1, 70
187	they	*ra-		1, 70
187	they	*ira		1, 70
157	thick	*kúú
156	thin	*ma-nifi		1
156	thin	ma-nifinifi		1
177	this	*yee		1, 18
177	this	*yeena		1, 33
183	thou	*ko-		1
183	thou	*koe		1
183	thou	*keen[ae]	you (sg. personal noun)	6
199	Three	*telú		1
199	Three	*telú-yike		1
134	thunder	*parra	?	15, 16
41	to bite	*kkú		9
41	to bite	kúkkú		9, 74
41	to bite	kú-tú		9
41	to bite	kútúkútú		9, 74
137	to blow	*paú		14
137	to blow	*paúpaú		14
137	to blow	*wuku		15
28	to breathe	*ŋaTa	breathe	10
28	to breathe	ŋaTaŋaTa	breathe	10
144	to burn	*kú[t0]ú	(?) burn furiously with leaping flames	10
144	to burn	kú[t0]ú-ri	(?) burn furiously with leaping flames	10
91	to buy
38	to chew	*lúú	to chew	11
38	to chew	*lúúlúú	to chew	59
38	to chew	*lúúlúú-(wa)	to chew	59
38	to chew	*ŋúŋŋú	to chew	11
38	to chew	*ŋú-di-	to chew	11
38	to chew	*ŋú-da-	to chew	11
85	to choose	*fini		1
85	to choose	*ffini		1
172	to climb	*daú	go on all fours, crawl	8
172	to climb	*daú-ki	climb	8
7	to come	*luu	come/go/pass by
7	to come	*pʷer[ae]	go/come through/pass	10
39	to cook	*mado	(?) cooked.	19, 82
39	to cook	*maddo		19, 82
39	to cook	*maud[ao]		19, 82
39	to cook	*pʷuka-a	boiled	12
196	to count	*alle	count/enumerate	12
196	to count	*wade	to count	10
196	to count	*paapaa		11
196	to count	*paa-ŋi		11
34	to cry	*taŋi		1
34	to cry	*taŋitaŋi		1
34	to cry	*tangi-di-		1
78	to cut, hack	*tafa		18
78	to cut, hack	*tafatafa		18
75	to die, be dead	*mate	*pee (?)	1
75	to die, be dead	*pee		4
90	to dig	*keli		1
90	to dig	*keli-ŋi-		1
90	to dig	*dowu		8
50	to dream	*ddana		9
40	to drink	*únú		1
40	to drink	*únú-mi		1, 59
40	to drink	*únú-ma		1, 74
37	to eat	*mʷaŋaú		8
37	to eat	*kaŋi		1
95	to fall	*mʷoro	to fall	16
22	to fear	*ma-takú		1
123	to flow	*pʷuyu	flow, go, move	11
101	to fly	*yali	to fly	13
86	to grow	*fakola	grow/be reared	8
44	to hear	roŋo		1
44	to hear	roŋoroŋo		1
171	to hide	*yop[eo]	to hide, be hidden	5
72	to hit	*duku		8, 63
72	to hit	*dduku		8, 63
72	to hit	*duku-u		8, 63
89	to hold	*faro	hold tightly
89	to hold	*faro-ki-	hold tightly
89	to hold	*mʷacú	be held/caught/to hold/grip	16
89	to hold	*(ka)-mʷacú-(ú)	be held/caught/to hold/grip	16
69	to hunt
74	to kill	*nii	strike	11
74	to kill	*nnii	kill	11
74	to kill	*niinii		11
20	to know, be knowledgeable	*kila		18
20	to know, be knowledgeable	*kila-i		18
20	to know, be knowledgeable	*kula		18
20	to know, be knowledgeable	*kula-a		18
20	to know, be knowledgeable	*kula-i		18
33	to laugh	*fata	to laugh	10
33	to laugh	*ffata	to laugh	10
33	to laugh	*kka[t0]i	to laugh (?)	11
49	to lie down	*wono		1
76	to live, be alive	*maúrú		1, 76
76	to live, be alive	*ma-nawa		7
92	to open, uncover	*wea		12
84	to plant	*fado		6
84	to plant	*fafado		6
84	to plant	*fado-ki		6
84	to plant	*fado-ka		6
93	to pound, beat	*pʷpʷoo		3
93	to pound, beat	*pʷpʷau		3
93	to pound, beat	*tuki		20, 2
93	to pound, beat	*tukituki		20, 2
64	to say	*terú	to say	14
77	to scratch	*kkaadú		11
77	to scratch	*karikari		12
46	to see	*weri-	to see	10
67	to sew	*daidai		2
67	to sew	*dai-ti		2
67	to sew	*di-
67	to sew	*di-ki
67	to sew	*di-kaki
70	to shoot
51	to sit	*maado		18, 101
51	to sit	*maddo		18, 101
48	to sleep	*matúrú		1
48	to sleep	*mʷmʷe
29	to sniff, smell	*daŋú		11
36	to spit	*kaddifa	to spit	19, 55
36	to spit	*ma-dipi	to spit out from mouth	19, 53
36	to spit	*ma-ddipi	to spit out from mouth	19, 53
80	to split	*dila	chop lengthwise	29
80	to split	*dila-ŋi-	split	29
88	to squeeze	*fia	squeeze	15
88	to squeeze	fiya-ŋi-	squeeze	15
71	to stab, pierce	*doka		67
71	to stab, pierce	*dowu		13
52	to stand	*túú		2
73	to steal	*mʷacoko	to steal	9
73	to steal	*pirafa		8
42	to suck	*dúdú		25
87	to swell	*wupʷa	to swell
9	to swim	*yafe		7
21	to think	*maŋi	think	11
21	to think	maŋimaŋi	ponder	11
21	to think	*aki-		12
21	to think	*akiaki		12
21	to think	*aki-i-		12
94	to throw	*kace		14
94	to throw	*kace-ti-		14
66	to tie up, fasten	*faúfaú		11
66	to tie up, fasten	*faú-di-		11
8	to turn	*tape		14
35	to vomit	*mʷmʷuta		1
35	to vomit	mʷmʷuta-aki-ni		1
5	to walk	*fadale		8
83	to work
47	to yawn	*mmawa	(?)	19
47	to yawn	*mawa	(?)	19
47	to yawn	*maawo	(?)	19
32	tongue	*lewe		17
31	tooth	*ŋii		30
31	tooth	*-ŋi		30
207	Twenty
198	Two	*rúwa		1
138	warm
122	water	*canú		1
122	water	*ccanú		1
122	water	*caccanú		1
185	we	*kica	incl.	1, 42
185	we	*kayi	excl.	43
185	we	*kami	excl.,	2
141	wet	*ccoki	be wet	12
188	what?	*-daa		1, 52
188	what?	*(mee)-daa		1, 64
170	when?	*(i)-nai-da		1, 24
170	when?	*(i)-ŋai-da		1, 24
181	where?	*i-faa		3, 48
181	where?	*iaa		37
148	white
189	who?	*yau		9
189	who?	-*t[ae]ú		9
159	wide	*caú-		9
159	wide	*caúki-Ti		9
159	wide	*cau-lapa		9, 48
58	wife	*pʷpʷúlú	spouse	10
58	wife	*pʷúlú-wa-	married	10
136	wind	*aŋi		1
136	wind	aŋiaŋi		1
100	wing
55	woman/female	*cao-pʷuda	woman	7
55	woman/female	*faifine		1, 47
55	woman/female	*liya-		6
127	woods/forest	*waalú		17
127	woods/forest	*walú-		17
127	woods/forest	*walúwalú		17
107	worm (earthworm)
169	year
150	yellow	*yaloyalo	yellow	9
186	you	*kawú	you (pl., as subj. marker)	1
186	you	*kaamii	you (pl.)	1, 13
186	you	*-kamii	you (pl.)	1, 13

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Please cite: Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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